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We choose to go to the Moon. We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
John F. Kennedy Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort · 1962

Engineering Quotations

“We choose to go to the Moon. We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”

John F. Kennedy · Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort, 1962 · Primary source

“To be sure, we are behind, and will be behind for some time in manned flight. But we do not intend to stay behind, and in this decade, we shall make up and move ahead.”

John F. Kennedy · Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort, 1962 · Primary source

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”

Richard Feynman · Personal Observations on Reliability of Shuttle, 1986 · Primary source

“We have had our failures, but so have others, even if they do not admit them. And they may be less public.”

John F. Kennedy · Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort, 1962 · Primary source

“None of the protection systems that exist today, whether steering-wheel locks or steel vaults, are completely fail-safe. The best we can do is make it as difficult as possible for somebody to break a security device or get inside.”

Bill Gates · The Road Ahead, 1995 · Primary source

“A crude measure of the simplicity of an engineering tool is the length of the manual required to give a full and complete account of how to use it and avoid misusing it.”

Tony Hoare · Programming is an Engineering Profession, 1983 · Primary source

“Technical people love to discuss technical problems with technical people who might have an opinion or a suggestion that could be useful.”

Richard Feynman · What Do You Care What Other People Think?, 1986 · Primary source

“All advances in engineering are tested first on small-scale models, in wave tanks, or in wind tunnels. Without models, the research would be prohibitively expensive, and progress would be correspondingly slow.”

Tony Hoare · Programming is an Engineering Profession, 1983 · Primary source

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4 authors · 5 works · 16 themes · 38 tags
Authors
Bill Gates American Entrepreneur and PhilanthropistJohn F. Kennedy President of the United StatesRichard Feynman Theoretical physicist
Works
The Road Ahead Bill Gates · 1995Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort John F. Kennedy · 1962Personal Observations on Reliability of Shuttle Richard Feynman · 1986
Themes
Choosing difficult goalsChallenge as a measure of capabilityAcknowledging a competitive disadvantage
Tags
Space RaceTechnological competitionMoon landingSpace exploration
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